Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
19.6°C
5.4° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 5AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (13 Nov)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (13 Nov)13ft (4.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
15
3
WNW
15
3.5
W
15
3
WNW
15
3
W
14
3
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
14
3
W
15
3.5
WNW
16
4.5
WNW
16
6
WNW
19
6.5
WNW
19
6.5
WNW
19
6
WNW
18
5.5
WNW
18
5
WNW
17
5
WNW
17
4.5
WNW
16
4
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
15
3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4319
4151
4491
4221
4325
3400
2801
4415
5361
9716
24368
30267
28296
22432
18795
16109
13082
9658
7597
5975
4061
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
40
S
45
SSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
0
N
0
E
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:20AM1.10m
11:31AM1.53m
3:24AM1.10m
12:15PM1.44m
4:19AM1.12m
Low Tide
6:44PM-0.05m
5:24AM1.04m
7:32PM0.01m
6:17AM1.06m
8:22PM0.06m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
17
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
13
13
13
10
9
7
11
11
12
14
14
14
15
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
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